CAG opens essay competition for students

New Delhi: As part of the 150 years' celebrations of the Institution
of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, a national
level on-line essay competition for graduate and post graduate
students in all the disciplines has been organized from Thursday.

The subject is "Role of CAG in Meeting Challenges of Good Governance."
The competition is open only for Indian citizens who are not more than
25 years of age.

The length of the essay is 3000 words. The essay can be emailed to
CAG's office from June 1 to June 30 2011 till 5:00 PM. Only one entry
from one student is allowed. The essays can be sent either in Hindi or
in English. There will be three prizes in both the languages.

The award money for the first prize is Rs. 50,000, for the second
prize Rs. 40,000 and for the third prize Rs.30,000. There will also be
10 consolation prizes in both the languages amounting to Rs. 10,000
each.

A 12 member panel has been constituted for selecting the winners.

The details regarding the competition rules and details are available
online on CAG's websites.